Fireflies: Dubai to Issue Jetpacks to Firefighters to Help Fight Skyscraper Blazes
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is famous for its space-age skyline including Skidmore, Owings and Merr ill’s Burj Khalifa, their twisting Cayan Tower, and outlandish additions such as the O-14 Tower by Reiser + Umemoto. Now, it looks set to gain an emergency service to match these architectural odes to futurism: authorities have unveiled jetpacks for firefighters…